Justin Boston
Boston's No. 25 ARCA car atRoad America in2013
Born	Justin Michael Boston (1989-09-12)September 12, 1989 (age 35) Sparks, Maryland, U.S.
NASCARXfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2014 position	95th
Best finish	95th (2014)
First race	2014VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (Kentucky)
Last race	2014Dover 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
10 races run over 2 years
2015 position	25th
Best finish	25th (2015)
First race	2014UNOH 200 Presented by ZLOOP (Bristol)
Last race	2015American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 4 0
Statistics current as of April 19, 2020.

Justin Michael Boston (born September 12, 1989) is an American realtor broker and former professionalstock car racing driver. A former development driver forJoe Gibbs Racing, he most recently drove the No. 54Toyota Tundra forKyle Busch Motorsports in theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Boston was the Rookie of the Year in theARCA Racing Series driving forVenturini Motorsports in 2013.

Born to parents Robert M. "Bob" and Caron, Boston is one of the few professional race car drivers from the state ofMaryland. He is a native ofSparks andTowson, both suburbs ofBaltimore. Boston's racing interests were sparked with a dirt bike birthday present at age five, and he would begin his career running motocross in the late 1990s. Boston would practice at theMaryland State Fairgrounds, but would often travel 8–14 hours to get to races in other states. By age 13, he had collected over 300 wins across the country. Boston quit motocross after an incident in which his bike hit him in the head, breaking his helmet and lacerating his face. He began his transition tostock car racing at age 16 after attending a race atDover International Speedway, and proceeded to enroll at theBuck Baker Racing School inCharlotte, outclassing his fellow students. Boston began his stock car career in Legends Cars, then ran six races in theUSAR Pro Cup Series in 2009, with four top 10 finishes. Supported byTurner Scott Motorsports, he proceeded to run in the UARA-STARS late-model series, making the commute from Maryland to Charlotte every weekend. Shortly after enrolling inWashington College, Boston made a full commitment to his racing career, moving to Charlotte. His support, however dried up and he spent 2010 and 2011 out of the sport.^[1][2]

Boston attended high school at theBoys' Latin School of Maryland.^[2] Boston's father Bob is the co-founder of Zloop Electronic Recycling, which had sponsored his race efforts from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, the company filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy.^[3][4] Bob was later convicted of fraud surrounding the company and was sentenced to a 10-year prison sentence in 2018.^[5]

In July 2012, Boston signed withVenturini Motorsports to drive the fullARCA Racing Series season in 2013. Coming onto sponsor the team waselectronic recycling company Zloop, founded in 2012 and based inHickory, North Carolina. At the age of 23 years, Boston was one of the older rookies to enter ARCA competition, but was second quickest in December testing atDaytona out of 61 drivers, timing in at 48.871 seconds (184.158 mph).^[6] Boston ran the full 21-race schedule, scoring poles at both races atSalem Speedway to go along with 18 total top 10 qualifying efforts. Despite not winning a race, he finished the year with eight top 5s and an impressive 16 top 10s to earn 3rd place in the championship standings behind 10-time championFrank Kimmel andMason Mingus. Boston was selected as the 2013SCOTT rookie of the year.^[7]

Boston and ZLOOP resigned withVenturini Motorsports for 2014.^[8] Boston scored poles in the first two races of the season, including his third consecutive pole atSalem Speedway. He scored his first victory at theMENARDS 200 atToledo Speedway in May, after taking the lead fromGrant Enfinger with 20 laps to go. It was the first victory at the 0.5 mile track for Venturini since Bill Venturini won in 1987.^[9] Boston took his second win of the season atMadison International Speedway in August, after taking the lead on a late race pit stop.^[10]

It was announced in August that Boston, Zloop, and Venturini would move up to theCamping World Truck Series starting atBristol Motor Speedway. Team owner Billy Venturini himself would serve as Boston's crew chief.^[11][12] Boston qualified 27th and finished 30th after a crash.^[13] The team planned to run the final three races of the season in preparation for a full-time effort in 2015,^[11] but those plans were scrapped when sponsor Zloop shifted their focus to the next season.^[13]

In September, it was announced that Boston would make hisNationwide Series debut atKentucky Speedway forJoe Gibbs Racing in their No. 20Toyota Camry. Boston also ran the car the following weekend atDover International Speedway, where his stock car interests originally began.^[14] Boston finished 9th in his debut at Kentucky, and followed it up with a 12th at Dover.^[13]

In November 2014, it was announced that Boston and Zloop had signed withKyle Busch Motorsports to run the full 2015Camping World Truck Series season in the 54Toyota Tundra in a two-year contract, replacingDarrell Wallace Jr. Shannon Rursch was named crew chief for the effort.^[3][15][16] After nine races and while sitting 12th in the points standings, Boston and KBM parted ways, replaced byChristopher Bell and other drivers.^[17] Initial reports stated that Boston and KBM parted ways due to lack of performance and requests for internal changes by Boston not being met.^[17] Later reports, however, stated that KBM released Boston due to sponsor Zloop breaching its agreement with the team. The company had initially signed on to be the primary sponsor, but only appeared in two races.^[18] It was revealed in August that Zloop failed to make payments to KBM, leading the team to sue the company and Boston for $4.025 million.^[3][4] In 2016, bankruptcy proceedings revealed that Zloop and Boston's father spent more money on Boston's racing career than any other expenditure for the company.^[19][20]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Justin Boston driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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